Tarset railway station

The station was opened on 1 February 1862 by the North British Railway.^[1]

It was situated at the end of an approach road and half a mile southwest of the hamlet of Lanehead.^[2] The platform was on the down side with a siding and goods dock. There was a two-ton crane on the dock and the station was able to cope with most sorts of goods including vehicles and livestock.^[3]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.^[4]

The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 9 September 1955 when it was renamed Tarset Halt.^[1]

The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and completely on 1 September 1958.^[1][5]

• Tarset station

This article on a railway station in North East England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e

This article about a Northumberland building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e